WordPress for iOS updated, has major UI refresh and some great new features

Look at that, the WordPress app for iPhone and iPad was updated with a bevy of new and useful features that don’t include the word “bugfix.” Nifty new design tweaks include sliding panels on the iPad and a new sidebar which reminds me of Facebook on iOS.

It’s about time some of those features made it to the app, I say. WordPress app development moves at a glacial pace. The app was a bit of a train wreck before. While the UI is clearly inspired by Facebook and Path, the added features and ease of use are going to be great for publishers. The WordPress blog has a full rundown of the new features.